Greeley Stampede Rate the Rides: Hard Rock

The Hard Rock ride at The Greeley Stampede's carnival offers a quick, thrilling ride during which you can't quite tell which way is up and which is down.

Ride name: Hard Rock

Tickets: 5

What it is: Two arms reach out from the center. Each arm has a vertical pole, where two flipping pods attach.

What it does: The pods flip you around as they spin around arms that attach the the center, which also spins around. The arms then raise you up in the air while flipping and spinning. It's as disorienting as it is complex.

What it's like: A quick, thrilling ride where you can't quite tell which way is up and which way is down. An added thrill comes towards the end when the pods keep flipping and spinning while approaching the ground.

Our ranking: 5/5 horseshoes. It's one of the more high-intensity rides at the carnival.

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Rider's reaction: "To me, it's not that scary, but to others — I could hear the screaming. Especially when you go upside-down, and it goes pretty high," said Greeley resident Marco Loma, 17.

Rider's final thoughts: "It's the coolest ride in the carnival," he said.

Carnival times vary

» Friday: 5 p.m. to midnight.

» Saturday: 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.

» Sunday: 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.

» July 3: 11 a.m. to midnight.

» July 4: 11 a.m. to midnight.

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